Interní Med. 2013; 15(1): 22-24

Acute kidney injury in patient with ehrlichiosis

MUDr.Magdaléna Mokrejšová, MUDr.Jiří Žabka, CSc.
I. interní klinika Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady a 3. LF UK Praha,

Ehrlichiosis is an infectious disease transmitted by ticks. The name of infectious agent is Anaplasma (originally called Ehrlichia) phagocytophilum.

It is the intracellular patogen with an affinity for granulocytes causing immune disorders. This case report documents the

development of acute kidney injury in patient with chronic ehrlichiosis, that was reason of severe parainfectious injury of renal tubulointerstitium

during sepsis due to infectious endocarditis and bronchopneumonia. Management of sepsis by antibiotic therapy and

erradication of ehrlichiosis (doxycycline) was crucial.

marker proteins.

Keywords: Anaplasma (Ehrlichia) phagocytophilum, acute kidney injury, parainfectious Indry of renal tubulointerstitium, urinary

Published: January 15, 2013  Show citation

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